Features List

Core Features

Superfile provides a comprehensive set of features for modern terminal file management.

File Navigation

Feature	Description
Basic navigation	Navigate files using Vim-style keys or arrow keys
Parent directory	Quickly navigate up one directory level
Jump to top/bottom	Quick navigation to list ends
Page scrolling	Configurable page size via page_scroll_size
Search/filter	Real-time filtering within current directory
Zoxide integration	Smart directory jumping (requires zoxide)

File Operations

Feature	Description
Copy/Cut/Paste	Full clipboard support with multiple selection
Delete to trash	Safe deletion with platform-specific trash support
Permanent delete	Bypass trash for immediate deletion
Create file/directory	Create new items (append / for directories)
Rename	In-place single file renaming
Copy path	Copy absolute paths to system clipboard
Copy pwd	Copy current directory path to clipboard

File Preview

Feature	Description
Text preview	Syntax highlighted text file preview
Image preview	Display images in compatible terminals
PDF preview	View PDF thumbnails (requires poppler)
Video thumbnails	Preview video files (requires ffmpeg)
Toggle preview	Show/hide the preview panel

Selection & Archives

Feature	Description
Multi-select mode	Select multiple files for batch operations
Select all	Quickly select all items in current panel
Compress files	Support for tar.gz, zip, 7z formats
Extract archives	Auto-detect and extract various archive formats

Panel Management

Feature	Description
Multiple panels	Create up to 10 file panels
Panel navigation	Switch focus between panels
Sidebar	Quick access to pinned/recent directories
Footer components	Process bar, metadata panel, clipboard viewer

Customization

Feature	Description
Theme support	Multiple built-in themes, custom TOML themes
Nerdfont icons	Beautiful file icons (requires Nerdfont)
Hidden files toggle	Show/hide dotfiles
Custom hotkeys	Fully configurable keyboard shortcuts
Editor integration	Configure custom editors by file type

Platform Support

Linux

Best Support

• Full metadata display (permissions, owner, group)
• XDG trash specification support
• Trash folder in sidebar
• Uses /bin/sh for shell commands

macOS

Full Support

• System trash (~/.Trash) integration
• Limited metadata (no owner/group info)
• Uses /bin/sh for shell commands

Windows

Full Support

• Recycle Bin integration via hymkor/trash-go
• Limited metadata (no owner/group info)
• Uses PowerShell for shell commands

External Dependencies

Some features require additional software to be installed:

PDF Preview

Requires poppler package (pdftoppm command)

Video Thumbnails

Requires ffmpeg for video preview generation

Smart Navigation

Requires zoxide for intelligent directory jumping

File Icons

Requires a Nerd Font for beautiful file icons

Image Preview

Requires a terminal with Kitty graphics protocol support (Kitty, WezTerm, iTerm2)

Feature Configuration

Most features can be configured through the config files:

• Config location: ~/.config/superfile/config.toml
• Hotkeys: ~/.config/superfile/hotkeys.toml
• Themes: ~/.config/superfile/theme/[theme-name].toml

See the configuration guide for detailed information.

Terminal Requirements

• UTF-8 support: Required for Unicode filenames
• 256 color support: Recommended for themes
• Kitty graphics protocol: Optional, for image preview
• Responsive resize: Automatic layout adjustment